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Donald Lawrence Ritter on Spending & Budget

RepublicanPA

Spending & Budget1,229 votes · 90.2/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

1,918 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,229 of them counted toward the score above: 465 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 764 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 689 did not count: 652 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 37 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
1979-05-01TO AMEND THE SIMON AMENDMENT (SEE RC 105) TO H. CON. RES. 107. THE MATTOX AMENDMENT DELETES FROM THE SIMON AMENDMENT $250 MILLION FOR THE "TARGETED FISCAL ASSISTANCE" PROGRAM FOR 1979. (MOTION PASSED)H.Con.Res. 107 · 96th CongressYeaFiscal restraint
1979-05-01TO AMEND THE SIMON AMENDMENT TO H. CON. RES. 107, THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL 1980 AND A REVISION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL 1979. THE SIMON AMENDMENT ADDS $2.2 BILLION IN BUDGET AUTHORITY AND $1.5 BILLION IN OUTLAYS FOR FISCAL 1979, AND ADDS $470 MILLION IN OUTLAYS FOR FISCAL 1980. THE WILSON AMENDMENT WOULD ADD $800 MILLION TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE FUNCTION FOR FISCAL 1979. (MOTION FAILED)H.Con.Res. 107 · 96th CongressNayFiscal restraint
1979-04-25TO PASS H.R. 3354, AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1980 FOR CONSERVATION, EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES AND NAVAL OIL SHALE RESERVES. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3354 · 96th CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1979-04-24TO PASS H.R. 3363, AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1980 AND 1981 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIVE AGENCY, AND THE BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3363 · 96th CongressNayFiscal restraint
1979-04-04TO AGREE TO THE MINISH SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE HARSHA AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3324, A BILL AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND THE PEACE CORPS FOR FISCAL 1980 AND 1981. THE MINISH SUBSTITUTE SOUGHT TO PROHIBIT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO OPEC COUNTRIES (WHICH INCLUDES NIGERIA) UNLESS THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS THAT SUCH ASSISTANCE WOULD BE IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST. UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS, THE HARSHA AMENDMENT PROHIBITED ASSISTANCE TO NIGERIA. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 3324 · 96th CongressYeaFiscal restraint
1979-04-02TO AGREE TO H. RES. 183, A RESOLUTION TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2534, THE BILL PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT. (MOTION PASSED)H.Res. 183 · 96th CongressNayFiscal restraint
1979-04-02TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON H. RES. 183, A RESOLUTION TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2534, PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT. (MOTION PASSED)H.Res. 183 · 96th CongressNayDirection not readable
1979-03-28TO PASS H.R. 1786, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR NASA FOR RESEARCH AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1786 · 96th CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1979-03-28TO AMEND H.R. 1786, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR NASA FOR RESEARCH AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES, BY REDUCING THE AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION AND PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT RESEARCH. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 1786 · 96th CongressNayFiscal expansion
1979-03-28TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2479, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2479 · 96th CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1979-03-27TO AMEND H.R. 2729, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NSF, BY BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF FUNDS TO TRANSFER NSF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO OTHER AGENCIES. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2729 · 96th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1979-03-27TO AMEND H.R. 2729, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, BY REDUCING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR BIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES BY $14 MILLION. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2729 · 96th CongressNayFiscal expansion
1979-03-27TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE SMITH MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2439, A BUDGET RECISSION BILL. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2439 · 96th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1979-03-22TO AGREE TO H.R. 2774, AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2774 · 96th CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1979-03-15TO PASS H.R. 2534, PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2534 · 96th CongressNayFiscal restraint
1979-03-06TO AMEND H.R. 2439, A BILL THAT RESCINDS CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY, BY RESCINDING A $37 MILLION APPROPRIATION TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2439 · 96th CongressYeaFiscal restraint
1979-03-06TO AMEND H.R. 2439, A BILL THAT RESCINDS CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY, BY DELETING THE RECISSION OF $20 MILLION FOR GRANTS TO MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND THE RECISSION OF $17 MILLION FOR CERTAIN NURSE TRAINING PROGRAMS. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2439 · 96th CongressNayFiscal restraint
1979-02-28TO PASS H.R. 1894, PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 1894 · 96th CongressNayFiscal restraint

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Fiscal expansion / Fiscal restraint axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.